CCJBL Week Two, 2017

THIS WEEK IN CCJBL BASEBALL!!!

Monday June 5, 2017

Lanark Beavers @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

The Beavers and The Eagles sent two wiry hurlers to the bump in this one, Leroy Paige for Shannon and David Price for rival Lanark. Not much to note happened until the third when Paige ran into trouble after retiring the first two batters. James Bottomley doubled and was then driven home when Josh Hamilton launched a fastball into the stratosphere for a 2-0 Lanark lead. But the Beavers were not finished scoring in the inning. John Ward singled to right center and then scored when Pinky Higgins sent him home with a hard hit double. Cooper Pauley was retired on a pop out and Paige was finally out of it. 

Meanwhile Price had little trouble with the Shannon batters, getting through three inning without allowing a score until being relieved by Chuck Finley. Finley picked up where Price left off, striking out the side in the fifth and giving up just one hit, a solo shot by Adrian Gonzalez with two outs in the final inning. 

Final Score: Lanark 3, Shannon 1

Shannon Highlight Performances:

Gonzalez 2-3, HR, R, RBI 

Paige 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Lanark Highlight Performances:

Bottomley 2-3, R, 2B

Higgins 2-3, RBI, 2 2b

Hamilton 1-2, R, 2 RBI, HR, BB, K

Price W, 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K

Finley S, 3 IP 1 ER, 1 H, 5 K

Milledgeville Missiles @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park

The Missiles struck first in this contest when Dalton Carriker reached on a Pee Wee Reese error in the second. Two batters later catcher Kirt Manwaring drove home Carriker with a line single. That lead was erased dramatically in the bottom of the third on little Frankie Frisch's two-run homer. Mickey Mantle, the next batter up, then also cranked a home run off of the Milledgeville starting pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. 

Milledgeville gamely battled back against Savanna ace Greg Maddux when Eric McNair  drove home Rickey Henderson with a blooper into center. Henderson had reached on a Benito Santiago miscue and stolen second base. That run closed the gap to 3-2, but not for long. The Indians send ten batters to the plate in the bottom of the inning and scored five times, highlighted by a Santiago two-run base hit. Maddux hurled a scoreless sixth to finish an 8-2 victory. 

Final score: Savanna 8, Milledgeville 2

Milledgeville Highlight Performances:

McNair 1-3, RBI, K

Manwaring 1-3, RBI

Valenzuela 2 1/3, 3 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K

Raymond Brown 1 2/3 3 ER, 2 H, 1 BB

Hilton Smith 1 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB

Savanna Highlight Performances:

Frisch 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR

Mantle 1-1, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR

Espino 0-2, R, RBI, BB, K

Santiago 1-3, R, RBI, E

Cowgill 0-2, RBI, Sac Fly

Maddux batting 2-3, R, RBI- Pitching W, 6 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K

Mt. Carroll Hawks @ Chadwick Silver Streaks. Handel Park

Things escalated quickly in this game when Willie Wells led off the game with a homer off of Chadwick pitcher Charlie Root. Chadwick evened things up in the bottom of the third against the Hawks' "Nuke" LaLoosh on back-to-back singles from Brady "Cheese" Kness and Root, followed by a run-scoring double by tiny scrapper Craig Biggio.

That would be the last of the scoring for The Streaks, unfortunately for their boys. Mike Trout broke up the scoreless tie by knocking a dinger over the center field scoreboard of historic Handel Park. A run-scoring ducksnort by Jack Lapp in the fifth and a Javier Baez double in the sixth that plated two more tallies off of reliever Jered Weaver put the game away. Chadwick's home opener was spoiled!

Final Score: Mt. Carroll 5, Chadwick 1 

Chadwick Highlight Performances:

Biggio 1-2, RBI, BB, SB

Kness 1-1, R

Root 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K

Weaver 1 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K

Mt. Carroll Highlight Performances:

Wells 1-2, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR, SB

Lapp 1-3, RBI, K

Trout 2-3, R, RBI, K, H

Austin Jackson 1-2, R

Baez 1-2, 2 RBI, K, 2B

LaLoosh W, 4 IP, ER, 4 H, 2 BB, K

Radbourn S, 2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 K

Monday June 9, 2017

Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park

Chadwick hurler Steve Karsay was touched for a first inning run when red hot Roberto Clemente tripled and scored on Monte Irvin's ground ball single. The score remained 1-0 until the top of the third when speed demon Vince Coleman reached on an infield single off  Shannon's Larry French, stole second and took third on a base hit by Craig Biggio. Kirk Gibson continued to produce when he knocked Coleman in on a base hit. A double play grounder off of the bat of Frankie Lindor moved Biggio to third and he scored one batter later on a Reggie Sanders line drive hit. Chadwick led 2-1.

Clemente continued his torrid batting streak with a double in the bottom of the third and scored when Rogers Hornsby lined a hit into right center to tie the game at two. Kenny DeNunez, on in relief of French, gave up two decisive runs in the fifth when Gibson launched a ball over the right field fencing. Hammering Hank Bauer added a two-run exclamation point in the sixth when he too went yard, this one off of "Satchel" Paige. Charlie Root got the win with three scoreless innings of relief for The Silver Streaks.

Final Score: Chadwick 6, Shannon 2

Shannon Highlight Performances:

Clemente 2-3, 2 R, 2B, 3B

Hornsby and Irvin 1-3, RBI

French 3 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, BB, K

DeNunez 2 IP, 2 ER, 2 H

Paige 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, K

Chadwick Performance Highlights:

Coleman 2-4, 2 R, 2 SB

Biggion 1-3, R

Gibson 2-2, R, 3 RBI, BB, HR

Sanders 1-2, RBI

Leach 1-3, R, 2B

Bauer 1-2, R, 2 RBI, HR

Karsay 3 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, BB, K

Root W, 3 IP 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K

Lanark Beavers @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park

"Windy" McCall took the mound against the Beavers and was rudely greeted by a one-out double from lefty swinger Tony Gwynn. Joshua Hamilton knocked in Gwynn with a single two batter later. Lanark's "Dizzy" Dean soon gave up that narrow cushion, however, when he gave up three in the second. The big blow coming on a two run triple by Michael Kingery.

Things took a bad turn for Savanna in the fourth. McCall was touched for a two-run shot off of the bat of "Pinky" Higgins. The next inning saw three more runs cross the plate for The Beavers on three straight run scoring hits by Hamilton,  Billy "Baby Doll" Jacobsen, and Craig Grebeck, all off of reliever "Candy" Cummings.

After the rough second inning Dean had gotten himself together and allowed no runs. He was relieved by David Price with two gone in the bottom of the sixth and the tying run at the plate. Price retired pinch-hitter Greg Maddux to put the game in the win column for Lanark, improving their record to 3-1.

Savanna Performance Highlights:

Kingery 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 3B

Frisch 2-3, RBI

Mantle 0-3, 3 K

Cowgill 2-2, 2B

McCall 4 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K

Cummings L, 2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, K

Lanark Performance Highlights:

Ward 2-4, SB, CS

Gwynn 1-4, R, 2B

Bottomley 1-3, R, K

Hamilton 2-3, R, 2 RBI, SB, 2B

Jacobsen 2-2, 2 R, RBI, SB, 2B

Grebeck 1-2, RBI, BB

Higgins 1-2, R, 2 RBI, HR, Sac Bunt

Dean 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 10 H, BB, 6 K, W

Price 1/3 IP, S

Milledgeville Missiles @ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

The Hawks drew first blood when Michael Trout hammered a Hilton Smith breaking ball for a solo shot in the top of the first. Hawks hurler Johnny Vander Meer cruised through the first two frames facing the minimum but struggled in the third against the Milledgeville bats when he gave up two. Harry Craft drove one in with a double and the other was tallied on a very costly error by Javier Baez at second.

Smith and Vander Meer then blanked the opposition from then on. "Nuke" LaLoosh relieved Vander Meer in the sixth and got out of a bases loaded jam with back-to-back strikeouts. Ray Brown took the mound in place of Smith to begin the bottom of the sixth and retired the Hawks' "Mookie" Betts, Trout, and Mikey Moustakas in order to get the save.

Mt. Carroll Performance Highlights:

Trout 1-3, R, RBI, HR

Jack Lapp 1-1, BB

Vander Meer L, 5 1/3, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 BB, 5 K

LaLoosh 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K

Milledgeville Performance Highlights:

McNair 1-2, BB

Manwaring 1-2, R, BB, K

Craft 1-3, RBI, 2B, 2 K

Smith batting 1-2, R: Pitching 5 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, K, W

Brown 1 IP, S

CCJBL STANDINGS

Lanark Beavers                           3-1

Chadwick Silver Streaks             2-2

Shannon Eagles                           2-2

Savanna Indians                          2-2

Milledgeville Missiles                2-2

Mt. Carroll Hawks                      1-3

LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average

Clemente, Shannon                     .727

Frisch, Savanna                           .538

Hamilton, Lanark                        .455

Gibson, Chadwick                      .455

Reese, Savanna                           .444

Wells,Mt. Carroll                        .444

Ward, Lanark                              .429

Kingery, Savanna                       .417

Jacobsen, Lanark                       .400

Gonzalez, Shannon                    .400

Hits

Clemente, Shannon                     8

Frisch, Savanna                           7

Ward, Lanark                              6

Hamilton, Lanark                       5

Kingery, Savanna                       5

Gibson, Chadwick                     5

Runs

White, Shannon                          6

Clemente, Shannon                    5

Kingery, Savanna                       4

RBI

Clemente, Shannon                     6

Frisch, Savanna                           5

Espino. Savanna                          4

Gibson, Chadwick                       4

Doubles

Hamilton, Lanark                         2

Higgins, Lanark                           2

Iannetta, Lanark                           2

Home Runs

Gibson, Chadwick                        2

Stolen Bases

Henderson, Milledgeville             4

Coleman, Chadwick                     3

Biggio, Chadwick                        2

Jacobsen, Lanark                         2

Ward, Lanark                              2

White, Shannon                           2

Walks

Wells, Mt. Carroll                       3

Lapp, Mt. Carroll                        3

Henderson, Milledgeville            3

White, Shannon                           3

Clemente, Shannon                     3

Errors

Dihigo, Milledgeville                  2

Reese, Savanna                            2

Wins

DeNunez, Shannon                      2

Root, Chadwick                           2

Dean, Lanark                               2

 

Saves

Many Tied with 1

E.R.A.

Weaver, Chadwick                       0.00

Finley, Lanark                              1.13

Maddux, Savanna                        1.38

Root, Chadwick                           1.93

LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll                   2.31

Strikeouts

Dean, Lanark                               17

Maddux, Savanna                        11

Root, Chadwick                           10

LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll                   9

Vander Meer, Mt. Carroll             9

Walks

Vander Meer, Mt. Carroll             8

Weaver, Chadwick                        5

Five tied with 4

Innings Pitched
Dean, Lanark                                14 2/3

Root, Chadwick                            14

Maddux, Savanna                         13

LaLoosh, Mt. Carrol                     11 2/3

Smith Milledgeville                      10 2/3

Complete Games

Maddux, Savanna                          2

Root, Chadwick                             1 (Only Shutout of season)

Team Average

Savanna                                        .327

Lanark                                          .294

Shannon                                       .274

Chadwick                                     .264

Mt. Carroll                                   .227

Milledgeville                                .161

Runs Scored

Savanna                                         18

Shannon                                         15

Lanark                                            13

Mt. Carroll                                     12

Chadwick                                       10

Milledgeville                                  10

Team E.R.A.

Chadwick                                        2.03

Lanark                                             2.77

Savanna                                           3.75

Mt. Carroll                                      5.25

Shannon                                          5.63

Milledgeville                                   6.65

Runs allowed

Lanark                                              8

Chadwick                                         9

Savanna                                            12

Shannon                                           16

Mt. Carroll                                        16

Milledgeville                                   17

Run Differential

Savanna                                           +6

Lanark                                             +5

Chadwick                                        +1

Shannon                                          -1

Mt. Carroll                                      -4

Milledgeville                                  -7

Whew! That's all for Week Two!!! Let's Play some more ball!

CCJBL Week One, 2017

THIS WEEK IN CCJBL BASEBALL!!!

Hey, it was a super opening week in Carroll County baseball! Let's get right down to it!

Monday, May 29

Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park

A fine pitching matchup between Chadwick's Chuck Root and Savanna's Greg Maddux. Frankie Lindor is left stranded by Maddux after a one-out double in the first. Mike Kingery suffers the same fate after doubling to lead off the bottom of the frame against Root. The scoreless tie does not last long, however, because Juan Samuel triples to lead off the bottom of the second for The Streaks and scores a batter later on a ground out  by Reggie Sanders. Root then locks up the Indians batters for the next three innings, never allowing a runner past first base. The Streaks lead increases to 2-0 when scrappy Kirk Gibson drives one over the chain link! Savanna does not seriously threaten until a two out triple by Mickey Mantle in the bottom of the sixth. He is unfortunately stranded there when catcher Benito Santiago grounds out 5 to 3.

Final score: Chadwick 2, Savanna 0

Savanna Highlight Performances:
Maddux (L) 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 8 K
Mantle 2-3, 3b, K
Kingery 1-3, @B, K

Chadwick Highlight Performances:
Root W, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, K
Gibson 1-3, HR, R, RBI, K
Lindor 2-3, 2B
Samuel 2-2, 3B, R

Lanark Beavers @ Milledgeville Missiles, Milledgeville High School

This contest featured the Beavers' Jay "Dizzy" Dean against fellow hurler Hilton Smith of Milledgeville. The scoring gets started quickly in this one, when Lanark's rotund leadoff hitter Tony Gwynn singled and later scored on a bases-loaded base knock SS John Ward. The Beavers struck again in the second inning when catcher Christopher Iannetta led off with a ringing double and was driven in one batter later on a single by tiny hustler Cooper Pauley. Sadly Smith continued to struggle on the mound for The Missiles and was relieved with two outs in the third and two men on base by the crafty, likeable lefty Fernando Valenzuela. Fernando mystified the Beavers from that point on, allowing only one single.

Meanwhile the quirky Dean was busy mystifying opposing batters himself. He gave up a walk in the third frame and a single and walk in the fifth but entered the sixth leading 2-0. Another walk to and steal by speedy Rickey Henderson in that final inning earned him the hook in favor of slender lefty David Price.Dixie Walker promptly singled home Henderson, scowling the entire times. Martin Dihigo, 0-2 in his CCJBL debut up to that point, Drove a Price fastball into the MHS parking lot for a walk-off 3-2 victory!

Final Score: Milledgeville 3, Lanark 2

Lanark Highlight Performances:
Grebeck 2-3
Ward 2-3, RBI
Pauley 1-2, RBI
Josh Hamilton 1-2, BB
Dean 5 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 9 K
Price 0 IP, 2 ER, 2 H (L)

Milledgeville Highlight Performances:
Dihigo 1-3, HR, R, 2 RBI, K
Henderson 0-2, BB,R, SB, K
Carriker 0-0, 2 BB, SB
Smith 2 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 1 BB
Valenzuela 3 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K (W)

Shannon Eagles @ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

Things got going quickly in this game when the Eagles leadoff man Joyner White drew a walk against Charles Radbourn, swiped second base and scored on a Roberto Clemente line single. Not to be outdone Mt. Carroll fired back in the bottom of the first against beanpole hurler Leroy Paige. All three tallies came courtesy of a Austin Jackson dinger that drove home "Mookie" Betts and Mikey Moustakas! Shannon was not prepared to give up yet and scored two in the top of the second off of Radbourn, Clemente provided the big bat again with another single, this time scoring White and youngster Billy Johnson.

The next scoring strike came against Shannon reliever Kenny DeNunez, who had come in to pitch in the bottom of the third. Betts had the big bat this time, tripling in Willie Wells for a 4-3 lead. Radbourn's ineffectiveness continued into the fourth, unfortunately for his Hawks. White again singled and took second and was driven in by yet another RBI single from Clemente. Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh tried to limit the damage in relief but did allow two more runs to score before the inning was out. DeNunez and LaLoosh were impressive from here on, neither allowing another hit.

Final Score: Shannon 6, Mt. Carroll 4

Mt. Carroll Highlight Performances:
Betts 2-3, R, RBI, K, 3B
Jackson 1-3, R, 3 RBI, K, HR
Moustakas 0-1, 2 BB, R
Radbourn (L) 3 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 1 K
LaLoosh 3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K

Shannon Highlight Performances:
White 1-2, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 SB
Clemente 3-3, 1 R, 4 RBI, BB
Hornsby 1-3, 1 R, BB, K
Irvin, 2-4, RBI, K
Johnson 1-1, R, BB
Paige 2 IP, 3 ER, 2 H,2 BB
DeNunez 4 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 K (W)


Thursday, June 1

Savanna Indians @ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park

Johnny Vander Meer gets off to a rough start on the hill for the Hawks when a Pee Wee Reese two-out double scores Michael Kingery to give Savanna an early lead. Mt. Carroll strikes back in the bottom of the inning on run-scoring doubles by two Mike's, Trout and Moustakas. Things get worse for Vander Meer in the second, however, when he is tagged for five soul crushing runs before dejectedly leaving the game in favor of "Nuke" LaLoosh. The big blows in that fateful second coming on Frankie Frisch two-run double and a huge homer by Hector Espino that travelled over the fence (and the road) and scored three.

The wind seemed to go out of the sails for the youngsters from Mt. Carroll after Espino's blast and they never scored again in the contest. Savanna added one more for good measure off of Laloosh in the sixth when young slugger Mickey Mantle doubled home Kingery.

Final Score: Savanna 7, Mt. Carroll 2

Mt. Carroll Performance Highlights:
Candy Cummings (W) 3 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, K
Windy McCall 2 IP 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Maddux 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, K
Kingery 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Frisch 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Mantle 1-4, RBI, 2B, 2 K
Espino 1-4, R, 3 RBI, HR, 3 K
Reese 2-3, RBI, 2B, SB
Mantilla 1-1, 2b, R, BB
David Freese 1-1, R

Mt. Carroll Performance Highlights:
Vander Meer 1 2/3, 6 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K (L)
LaLoosh 4 IP, 1 R. 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Radbourn 1/3 IP, K
Wells 1-2, 2B, BB
Betts 1-3, R, K, SB
Trout 1-3, R, RBI, 2B
Moustakas 2-3, RBI, K, 2B

Shannon Eagles @ Milledgeville Missiles, Milledgeville High School

Shannon first baseman Adrian Gonzalez gets things started against Missiles hurler Raymond Brown with a double scoring on-base machine Joyner White in the first half of the first. Milledgeville answers quickly in the bottom of the inning by scoring once off of Kenny DeNunez, courtesy off a Martin Dihigo double plating Dixie Walker. After a 1-2-3 inning in the second Brown runs into trouble against the Eagles bats in the third again. White, yes, that kid again, singles with one out and moves to second on a Clemente walk, Hornsby drives home White with a base hit and Clemente scores on a Gonzales single before Brown can escape.

But the Milledgeville kids never say die! Walker may have a personality like sandpaper, but his swing is sweet as he cranks a two-run shot off DeNunez to tie things up in the second. Shannon proves more resilient in the end unfortunately, when they takes the lead for good in the top of the fourth off of relief lefty Valenzuela. "Rabbit" Maranville scampers around the bases for an inside-the-park solo home run to lead off the frame and Clemente flashes his big bat yet again this week when he cranks a monster home run later in the same inning.

Larry French hurls two scoreless in relief of DeNunez and Paige, who has acquired a strange nickname, "Satchel", mows down the Missile batters in the sixth for the save.

Final Score: Shannon 6, Milledgeville 3

Milledgeville Performance Highlights:
Henderson 1-3, 2B, SB
Walker 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Dihigo 1-3, RBI, K, 2B
Brown 2 1/3, 3 ER, 5 H, BB, K
Valenzuela 1 2/3, 3 ER, 2 H, BB (L)
Smith 2 IP, H, K

Shannon Performance Highlights:
White 2-3, 3 R, BB
Clemente 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Hornsby 1-3, RBI,E
Gonzales 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Maranville 1-3, R, RBI, HR
DeNunez (W) 3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 4 K
French 2 IP, 1 H
Paige (S) 1 IP, 2 K

Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Lanark Beavers, Eastland High School

I love a good old fashioned pitching duel!!! It looks like anything but when Beavers starting pitcher Chuck Finley loads the bases in the first allowing a single and two walks. He gets out of the jam when speedster Vince Coleman grounds into an inning-ending  fielders choice. Chadwick hurler Jared Weaver also flirts with danger in the bottom of the inning but escapes also. From then on the two 11-year-old newcomers to the CCJBL perform like seasoned veterans! They both go five innings without either allowing a single run to cross the dish. "Dizzy" Dean relieves Finley and Steve Karsay does the same for Weaver but still, nada!

Nobody scores until the Silver Streaks get one off of Dean in the top of the ninth on back-to-back-to-back singles by Kirk Gibson, Coleman, and Tommy Leach. The crafty lefty Karsay finds himself in some trouble in the bottom of the ninth when John Ward singles with one out, swipes second base, and scores when Billy Jacobsen lines safely to the outfield. With the score now knotted up, Jacobsen takes second via thievery but watches as "Pinky" Higgins flies out to right for the second out of the frame. That brings to the plate Cooper Pauley, who started at catcher and is now playing second for The Beavers. He hits a seemingly easy comebacker to Karsay but the young mound hurler loses concentration and sails the throw to first over Juan Samuel's head, allowing Jacobsen to score the winning run from second base!

Final Score: Lanark 2, Chadwick 1

Chadwick Performance Highlights:
Biggio 1-4, K, SB
Gibson 1-3, R, BB
Leach 1-4, RBI
Weaver 5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Karsay (L) 3 2/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, K

Lanark Performance Highlights:
Iannetta 1-2, 2B, K
Hamilton 1-4, 2B, K
Ward 1-4, R,K, SB
Jacobsen 2-3, R, RBI, SB
Pauley1-4, SB
Finley 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Dean 4 IP (W), 1 ER, 5 H, 2 K


CCJBL STANDINGS

Shannon Eagles                                  2-0
Savanna Indians                                  1-1
Milledgeville Missiles                        1-1
Lanark Beavers                                   1-1
Chadwick Silver Streaks                     1-1
Mt. Carroll Hawks                              0-2

Well,let's hope every week is as exciting as the first one was! Until next time CCJBL fans!